Senior Analyst, US GWO & Business Risk Management Audit

Requisition ID: 248709

Join a purpose driven winning team committed to results in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

Global Banking and Markets

Global Banking and Markets (GBM) is a leading Canadian Capital Markets and Investment Banking business with a growing platform in the US and Latin America operating globally for over 100 years. Scotiabanks strong U.S. presence provides our clients an important bridge to this key global market for trade and investment flows across the Americas and the world.

Global Banking & Markets provides a full range of investment banking credit and risk management products and services relevant to the financing and strategic development needs of our clients. Our products include debt and equity financing mergers & acquisitions corporate banking institutional equity sales trading and research fixed income products derivatives energy foreign exchange and precious & metals. We also cross-sell the full range of wholesale products and services offered by the Scotiabank Group.

Be part of an innovative Global Capital Markets and Investment Banking business with a unique geographic footprint that puts capital to work for our clients across industries! We work together to drive ambition for every future!

Purpose

The Senior Audit Analyst contributes to the overall success of the Audit Department in the US ensuring specific individual goals plans initiatives are executed / delivered in support of the teams business strategies and objectives. As a Senior Analyst you will ensure all activities conducted are in compliance with governing regulations internal policies and procedures.

The successful candidate will perform within audits to assess the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls relating to Wholesale Bank and Trading Operations and Business Risk Management activities within the U.S. and will be required to work independently or as part of the team and assist the Manager and Senior Manager US Global Wholesale Operations (GWO) and Business Risk management (BRM) Audit to provide audit services to GWO and BRM functions within the Bank. The incumbent will also support the providing of high quality value added advisory services to Management as part of the audits or special projects/assignments while ensuring that audit methodology standards are met.

Apart from possessing knowledge in Operations and Business Risk Management supporting Capital Markets Trading Investment Banking and Global Transaction Banking environments the incumbent should be able to apply risk-based auditing standards practices techniques processes and methodologies to the audit of the internal controls.

What Youll Do

• Support a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships systems and knowledge.

• Support the Officer in Charge (OIC) with the execution of assigned audits.

• Execute on time and quality audit plan for Operations and Business Risk Management.

• Performs control effectiveness testing for managing risks in capital markets environments related to GWO BRM Operational Resiliency and/or Global Transaction Banking (GTB).

• Independently execute testing of assigned section/business processes within an audit review.

• Maintain knowledge of business non-financial and regulatory risks for assigned areas.

• Provide support where required to both audit and internal stakeholders for audit issue resolution.

• Support the units continuous monitoring program to understand and identify changing conditions within business risk and corporate functions keep abreast of changing risk profiles guide assessment of emerging risks identify systemic issues and determine current and future audit requirements.
  
  

What Youll Bring

• An undergraduate degree with a concentration in Finance/Business Management/ Economics/ Technical areas.
• 2-3 years of relevant experience in Audit or Capital Markets environments including broad knowledge of Wholesale Bank Operations Business Risk Management Operational Resilience and/or Global Transaction Banking would be an important asset.
• Strong analytical skills necessary to assess risk exposures and understand risk quantification.
• Ability to understand the risks associated with new products processes routines and execute on audit procedures to ensure that the controls are adequate.
• The incumbent should be resourceful a self-starter possessing a high degree of flexibility creative thinking and confidence to carry out effective solutions. Well-developed judgment management decision-making and problem-solving skills are required in order to effectively deal with changing and complex business environments. Attentive to the details.
• The incumbent must possess sound time management skills in order to manage multi-functional accountabilities.
• Strong written communication skills which would include audit issue addition the incumbent should be able to maintain effective verbal engagement and presentation of a caliber suitable for direct exposure to business stakeholders of varying seniority.
• Working knowledge in risk-based audit methodologies.

Interested

If your experience is closely related but doesnt align perfectly with every qualification we do encourage you to apply - you might be the right candidate for this or other roles at Scotiabank!

At Scotiabank every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential respected for who they are and embraced for their differences. Thats why we work to grow and diversify talent and engage employees in a performance-oriented culture.

Whats in it for you

Scotiabank wants you to be able to bring your best self to work and life every day. With a focus on holistic well-being our many flexible benefit programs are designed to help support your unique family financial physical mental and social health needs.

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Location(s): United States : Texas : Dallas

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